Two great talks and demos!

On Wednesday November 1st at 6:30pm, we will be hosting our next meetup at Brightcove's offices located at 290 Congress St, Boston. Entry is free and we will include soft drinks and food courtesy of our sponsors.

Fortunately for us, two of the more active members of the global Alexa community happen to live in the Boston area and have agreed to share some of their wisdom! Should be a great night of networking and learning!

In addition to the two planned talks we will also dedicate time at the end for members to share / show off any skills they have created. Below is an overview of the planned talks and schedule.

——Event starts at 6:30pm, talks to start around 6:45pm——

Intro and welcome

—— 6:45 - 7:15

Alexa’s secret billion-ounce use case most haven’t realized yet with Dave Young

Wondering what that means? You are not alone. Come on Nov. 1st to find out!

—— 7:15 - 8:00

Voice Technology: What does it mean for Design? with Jo Jaquinta

Jo Jaquinta has been writing applications for Alexa for almost as long as it has been there. In that time he's racked up a number of 'firsts'. The first skill with professionally recorded audio, the first massively multiple game, the first real time strategy game, and so on. A developer with over 30 years of experience, Alexa most interests him because of the challenging design environment it represents. The emphasis in his dozen or so skills and two books is always on the user experience.

—— 8:00 - 8:30

Skill Demos and networking